EuroHockey Indoor Championships

The EuroHockey Nations Championships are a European indoor field hockey competition organized by the European Hockey Federation (EHF). The tournament was started in 1974 for both men's competition and the women's competition.

EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship
SportIndoor field hockey
Founded1974
No. of teams8
ContinentEurope (EHF)
Most recent
champion(s)		 Germany (men)
 Belarus (women)
Most titlesM:  Germany (16 titles)
W:  Germany (15 titles)

In the men's competition, Germany is the most successful team, having won the tournament 12 times out of 13 between 1974 and 2008. For women, Germany is also the most successful team, having won all titles but one between 1974 and 2008. The only national team beside Germany to win the men's competition between 1974 and 2008 is Russia, having done so in 2008 by defeating Germany in the gold medal game. The only team beside Germany to win the women's competition between 1974 and 2008 is England, having done so in 1996 by defeating Germany in the gold medal game.

The 2010 edition of the men's tournament is the first to not feature Germany in the top four.[1][2]

Men's results

Championship I
Main article: Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

Medal summary
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany161118
2 Austria2338
3 Russia1124
4 England0303
5 Netherlands0246
6 Czech Republic0213
 Poland0213
 Spain0213
9 Belgium0202
10 France0101
11  Switzerland0033
12 Scotland0022
13 Denmark0011
Totals (13 nations)19191957

Championship II
  • Eurohockey Indoor Nations Trophy (1997 to 2010)
  • Eurohockey Indoor Nations Championships II (2012 to 2016)
Number Year Host Teams Number Champion Runner-up Third Place Fourth Place
1 1997 Oporto 7   Switzerland  Poland  Sweden  Portugal
2 1999 Oporto 5  France  Portugal  Scotland  Croatia
3 2001 Vienna 8  Netherlands  Russia  Austria  Scotland
4 2003 Zagreb 8  Denmark  Austria  Portugal  Scotland
5 2006 La Spezia 8  Russia  Italy  Ukraine  Portugal
6 2008 Copenhagen 8  Netherlands  Denmark  Slovakia  Portugal
7 2010 Poznań 8  England   Switzerland  Poland  Sweden
8 2012 Lignano 8  Poland  Sweden  Ukraine  Denmark
9 2014 Bern 8  France   Switzerland  Ukraine  Denmark
10 2016 Espinho 8  Belgium  Denmark  England  France
11 2018 Alanya 8  Netherlands  Ukraine  Sweden  Croatia
12 2020 Lucerne 8   Switzerland  Belarus  Portugal  Croatia

Championship III
  • Eurohockey Indoor Nations Challenge I (2003 to 2010)
  • Eurohockey Indoor Nations Championship III (2012 to 2016)
Number Year Host Teams Number Champion Runner-up Third Place Fourth Place
1 2003 Brescia 4  Italy  Belgium  Slovenia  Georgia
2 2006 Sofia 5  Belarus  Sweden  Finland  Lithuania
3 2008 Sheffield 6  Sweden  England  Croatia  Turkey
4 2010 Alanya 5  Ukraine  Croatia  Turkey  Hungary
5 2012 Gondomar 8  France  Belgium  Portugal  Croatia
6 2014 Sveti Ivan Zelina 6  Portugal  Croatia  Wales  Turkey
7 2016 Vantaa 6  Italy  Turkey  Belarus  Slovakia
8 2018 Nicosia 7  Belarus  Slovakia  Scotland  Wales
9 2020 Santander 5  Spain  Scotland  Ireland  Wales

Championship IV
  • Eurohockey Indoor Nations Challenge II (2010)
Number Year Host Teams Number Champion Runner-up Third Place Fourth Place
1 2010 Rouen 4  France  Wales  Finland  Norway

Women's results

Championship I
Main article: Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

Medal summary
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany152118
2 Netherlands28111
3 Belarus1247
4 England1225
5 Ukraine1001
6 Spain0224
7 Poland0123
8 Scotland0112
9 Lithuania0101
 Russia0101
11 Belgium0022
 Czech Republic0022
13 Austria0011
 Canada0011
 France0011
Totals (15 nations)20202060

Division II
Main article: Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II
  • Eurohockey Indoor Nations Trophy (1996 to 2010)

Division III
  • Eurohockey Indoor Nations Challenge (1996 to 2010)
  • Eurohockey Indoor Nations Championship III (2012 to 2014)
Number Year Host Teams Number Champion Runner-up Third Place Fourth Place
1 1996 Prague 6  Russia  Lithuania  Czech Republic  Belgium
2 1998 Slagelse 6  Czech Republic  Belarus  Ukraine  France
3 2000 Lievin 6  Lithuania  France  Poland  Denmark
4 2002 Rotterdam 5  Netherlands  Belarus  Poland   Switzerland
5 2008 Sheffield 4  Denmark  England  Turkey  Sweden
6 2010 Rouen 6  England  France  Sweden  Croatia
7 2012 Gondomar 7  Belgium  Wales  Italy  Sweden
8 2014 Porec 5  Croatia  Turkey  Sweden  Bulgaria
9 2018 Apače 3  Turkey  Slovakia  Slovenia —
10 2020 Bratislava 7  Spain  Ireland  Portugal  Slovakia

See also

References
  1. "EuroHockey.org - EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championships (M) 2010". European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  2. "EuroHockey.org - EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championships". European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
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